Where does “pornografo” come from?
pornografo (Italian) comes from Italian porno, from Italian pornografia, from Latin pornographia, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
pornografo (Italian): pornographer
Definitions
- pornographer
Ancestry of “pornografo”, step by step
pornografo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian porno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | porno | pornographic; porn, pornography |
| 2 | Italian | pornografia | pornography |
| 3 | Latin | pornographia | pornography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Italian grafo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grafo | graph |